Author: BJ Welch
The Blakesburg and Fremont 3rd through 6th graders write poetry during
February. They have to use their Google Docs to write their poems. After
their poems are finished, they share them with Mrs. Welch in the library.
When Mrs. Welch receives all their completed poems she looks them over
and then prints them off. She fills out the required paperwork and sends
them in to the Young American Poetry Digest contest. The poems are then
read by a panel of educators which evaluate the overall quality of the poem
based on the student’s age and grade level and determined by:
- Creativity
- Age-Appropriate language
- Sensory/figurative images
- Structure
- Poetic techniques.
After their parents sign the consent form these poems will be published in the 2024 Young American Poetry Digest Poetry Book.
These are the students whose poem was chose;
Fremont Elementary:
Kimberly Shullaw 3rd
Carson TerLouw 4th
Maggie Smith 4th
Kelsie Fowler 4th
Clancy Proctor 5th
Lacey Wade 5th
Megan Murphy 5th
Jermiah Kirby 5th
Myla Vandello 6th
Clara Brink 6th
Avery Fowler 6th
Andrew Albertson 6th
Ravyn Horn 6th
Hannah McMahon 6th
Ariana Manley 6 th
Blakesburg Elementary:
James Daugthrey 3rd
Jace Roach 4th
Oakley Dewitt 5th
Brian Enlow 5th
Riley Eash 5th
Alec Johnson 6th
Evelyn Slaughter 6th
Kolbie Kirpatrick 6th
Reegan Houk 6th
Logan McSparen 6th
Sawyer Pierce 6th
Noah Claybook 6th